A MAN WANTED FOR SLITTING HIS GIRL FRIEND'S THROAT HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD. BUT FIRST-. SHE RECEIVED BITE WOUNDS TO THE HEAD. TO THE SHOULDER, UPPER P THIGH AREA. A WOMAN ATTACKED BY A BEAR IN HER OWN GARAGE. HOW SHE SURVIVED. WE JUST GOT WORD THAT WILD LAND OFFICIALS KILLED 4 BEARS IN THAT AREA. GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR STAYING UP LATE WITH US. WE ARE IN LAKE MARIAN. HOW CLOSE WERE THE BEARS THAT WERE KILLED TO THE WOMAN'S HOUSE. THE BEARS WERE FOUND FEET FROM THE WOMAN'S PROPERTY. BUT THEY WILL NOT KNOW IF THE BEARS ATTACKED THE WOMAN FOR QUITE IN TIME. THE 4 BEARS THAT WERE KILLED ALL SHOWED AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR. ONE BEAR APPROACHED AT CLOSE RANGE. THE BEAR DID NOT BUN J. THEY WERE FORCED TO KILL IT. THE 3 THAT WERE EUTHANIZED SHOWED NO FEAR OF THE OFFICERS. WE'VE SEEN OTHER BEARS. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WE'VE SEEN. THE OTHERS CAME UP AND DISPLAYED NORMAL BEHAVIOR. THESE BEARS PRESENTED THEMSELVES IN A DANGEROUS MANNER. WE COULD TELL THEY WERE IMPRINTED. WE HAD TO PUT THEM DOWN. BACK OUT HERE LIVE. YOU HEARD THE SPOKESPERSON TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER BEARS. HE SAW A TOTAL OF 7. 4 WERE PUT DOWN. THEY HAVE SEVERAL TRAPS SET UP. THEY WILL BE MONITORING THE SITUATION ALL NIGHT. 7 BEARS SPOTTED JUST TODAY. BLACK BEARS ARE SO COMMON IN THIS AREA, OUR CAMERAS SPOTTED THEM GOING ACROSS THE ROAD. THE WOMAN ATTACKED SPOTTED BEARS GETTING IN TO HER TRASH MAN. TRASH CAN. ONE OF THE BEARS HAD THE WOMAN'S HEAD IN HER MOUTH. ITS UNBELIEVABLE. 30 STAPLES IN HER HEAD. TEN STITCHES IN HER HEAD. SEVERAL- LACERATIONS ALL OVER HER HEAD. SATURDAY NIGHT THE FAMILY WENT FOR A BIKE RIDE. SHE SAW TWO BEARS SKUR RAOE TOWARDS THE DRIVEWAY. SHE WENT TO CHECK ON LT KIDS. THE BEARS WERE OPENING UP THE TRASH. THEY SAW HER AND STARTED TO DRAG HER TOWARDS THE WOODS. THE JAWS LET HER HEAD LOOSE AND THEN STARTED ON HER ARM. I GUESS SHE BROKE FREE AND SGOT BACK INTO THE HOUSE. NICHOLAS HEARD HIS MOM SCREAMING DOWN TT STREET. I WENT TO THE BACK DOOR. I WENT IN AND SAW MY MOM ON THE FLOOR. HIS OLDER BROTHER CALLED 911. FRANK SAID THEY HAVE HAD THEIR FAIR SHARES OF BEAR SIGHTINGS. I YELLED. SCREAMED. THEY DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE. BEAR SIGHTINGS ARE SO COMMON THAT TRAFFIC STOPS TO LET THEM CROSS THE ROAD. FRANK SAYS HIS WIFE IS A STRONG WOMAN AND WILL RECOVER. BUT SHE IS A BETTER MOTHER. SHE WAS RELIEVED IT WAS NOT THE KIDS. SHE WAS WONDERING WHERE THE KIDS WERE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY A BEAR IN THE SAME AREA. THIS HAPPENED ON ENGLISH IVY COURT. A MOMMA BEAR BIT HER FACE. WILD LIFE OFFICERS SAID SHE HAD DEEP LACERATIONS ON HER HEAD. COVERAGE CONTINUES ON CLICK ORLANDO DOT COM. LOOK FOR THE INTERVIEW ON

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating after they say a woman was attacked by a bear in a Seminole County neighborhood Saturday night.

Seminole County firefighters said they were called to a home at 1900 Brackenhurst Place in Lake Mary for a report of a woman, identified as Terri Frana, was attacked by a bear around 8 p.m. Saturday.

Deputies told CNN Sunday the bears had ambled into Frana's open garage and were sifting through her garbage cans in search of food. Frana said as many as five bears "of various sizes" were rooting through her trash when she walked into the garage.

FWC Lt. Jeff Hudson said Frana encountered the bear in the Carisbrooke subdivision, which backs up to the Wekiva Wildlife preserve.

The victim was taken to South Seminole Hospital where she was treated for scratches on her head and released Sunday morning.

Officials said three other bears that were seen in the same area Sunday were also put down after they were found to be dangerous as well.

FWC is reminding the public to be aware that bears are now or soon will be on the move as they are leaving their winter dens.

The FWC has positioned several traps in the area and is reaching out to residents of this neighborhood to discuss actions they can take to avoid encounters with bears.

“Now is the time to expect bears to show up looking for food,” said Dave Telesco, who directs the FWC’s bear management program. “If they can’t find food in your neighborhood, they’ll move on.”

On Saturday, Fish and Wildlife officials issued a statement about bears coming out of the woods looking for food in neighborhoods.

Officials said as females and cubs increase their movements this time of year, they also increase the number of roads they cross.

Stay with Local 6 for the latest on this story.

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